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Table 5 Blood pressure and heart rate in diabetic pigs fed saturated fat/cholesterol or unsaturated fat or starch enriched diets

From: Dietary saturated fat/cholesterol, but not unsaturated fat or starch, induces C-reactive protein associated early atherosclerosis and ectopic fat deposition in diabetic pigs

 

Saturated fat plus cholesterol diet

Unsaturated fat diet

Starch diet

Mean arterial pressure

(mmHg)

113 ± 14

96 ± 5

96 ± 4

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

139 ± 18

117 ± 5

116 ± 5

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

97 ± 13

78 ± 5

78 ± 4

Heart rate (beats per minute)

109 ± 10

92 ± 21

109 ± 22